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Timbales

Franz Peter Bundsen Hanoverian (German)
1780
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 683
Cette magnifique paire de timbales en argent a été fabriquée à Hanovre pour les Royal Life Guards (garde royale) de George III, roi de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande et électeur de Hanovre. Elles arborent d’ailleurs les armes du monarque. Du XVIIe au XIXe siècle, les timbaliers jouaient de ces instruments d’apparat à cheval, derrière les trompettes qui ouvraient le cortège royal. Seuls restent quelques jeux de timbales : la valeur du précieux métal en a condamné un grand nombre à la fonte. Cette paire est la plus ancienne des quatre fabriquées pour les monarques britanniques de la maison de Hanovre (1714–1901). Les bannières cramoisies dont on enveloppait la base au moment d’en jouer ont aussi traversé les siècles.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Timbales
  • Artiste: Franz Peter Bunsen, Allemand, maître, 1754–1795
  • Date: 1779
  • Technique: Argent, fer, cuir de veau et textiles
  • Dimensions: H. 41 cm, diam. 53 cm ; P. 24 kg
  • Crédits: Achat, legs de Robert Alonzo Lehman, fonds d'acquisitions, et legs de Frederick M. Lehman, 2010
  • Accession Number: 2010.138.1–.4
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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